Impressive defunct experiences you've been able to enjoy

[Smiley/OCD]

I’ll add 4 that weren’t mentioned…Honey, I Shrunk the Kids playground @ MGM/Hollywood Studios…my DW & I first experienced it on our “Disneymoon” in 1993 and then took our kids who loved the area…

20k @ MK…again, rode it in ‘93 yes, it wasn’t technically advanced, but it WAS fun!

The hunt for the paint brushes on TSI early in the morning…our girls LOVED the hunt!

IMHO, the best experience I had was for my birthday my wife and kids bought me the Segway around the WS tour…I did it solo with a group of about 10, we learned how to “drive” a Segway and then toured the WS before it opened for the day…
THAT was a tour to experience!!

Honorable mentions: the liquid cheese & the giant sugar cookies at the Writers Stop @ HWD

 

[SaveDinosaur]

Do all Floridian parks count?

Splash Mountain;
Great Movie Ride;
Backlot Tour;
Jaws;
Terminator 2:3D;
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth;
Original Test Track;
Original Journey to Atlantis;
Turtle Treck;
Wishes;
Innoventions;
Fountain of Nations;
Main Street Electrical Parade;
Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast;
Pet's Ahoy.

 

[Tigger&Pooh]

Hmmm... the things I remember off the top of my head include:

Skyway in MK
Splash Mountain at MK
Bear in the Big Blue House at MGM
The Great Movie Ride at MGM
the water tower Mickey Ears at MGM
Illuminations at Epcot
the Tapestry of Nations parade at Epcot
the Friendship boat across World Showcase Lagoon to Germany in Epcot
the Discovery River boats at AK

I'm sure I'll think of more.

 

[MarvelCharacterNerd]

Getting the full experience included when dining at Cinderella's castle - a personal meet and greet with Cinderella in her own area with backdrop before the meal with a printed photo of the meet provided at the end of the meal, plus the wand or sword and wishing star, and all of the characters individually stopping at your table to chat for a while. Magical and worth the price for all that. Food was awful though and so was the service. lol

 

[CAV]

The Hunchback of Notre Dame show. I don't like movies. I dislike stories. I sleep during most "shows." This one enthralled me. Its the only show I enjoyed. I couldn't wait to see it again just to find out it was discontinued.

 

[muddyrivers]

I've had several but being Temporary Ruler of the Realm by pulling out the sword in the stone with Merlin was definitely a cool experience for my younger self. Also the countless times I rode in the front of the monorail is something I still wish we could do today. I never get tired of being on there.

EDIT: I thought of a few more!

• Illuminations boat cruise
• Went to the Adventurers Club for the first time the day before it was announced it would be closing

 

[John park hopper]

The are so many since my first visit since 1972 ---so many to list

 

[Jrb1979]

One of my favorites was the skyway. I love those attractions. It's sad that a lot of these attractions are going away.

3 other defunct attractions I miss are Horizons, World of Motion and Body Wars.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Off the top of my head:

Splash Mountain
If You Had Wings
20K Leagues
A much longer Indy Speedway
SpectroMagic
Wishes!
Horizons
Journey Into Imagination
World of Motion
Universe of Energy
All of the Spaceship Earth iterations prior to the current one
Lights of Winter
Innoventions Plaza
Centorium
The Living Seas
Wonders of Life
Illuminations: ROE
The Great Movie Ride
The Backlot Tour
Osbourne Family Lights

 

[Disvillain63]

The double decker bus at Epcot
American Idol Live
Comedy Warehouse
Citizens of Hollywood
Muppets at Liberty Square
World Showcase Players
Who wants to be a millionaire live

I was "Phone a Stranger" on Who Wants to be a Millionaire live.

 

[Disvillain63]

The actual list would take hours to write so I will go with the short version.

Everything at WDW that has changed since 1975....literally all of it.

Good answer...make mine 1972.

 

[Disvillain63]

*The party line phone at The Chapeau
*The daily ceremony and pulling of the sword (Sword in the Stone) in front of the carousel
*Eating fresh baked cookies in Innoventions, when they were demonstrating the convection oven
*Pleasure Island
*Cranium Command
*The viking boat playground at Norway
*The Hunchback of Notre Dame stage show
*When just about every land in MK had a special show and/or theater area

 

[wannabeBelle]

As others have said there are just so many. Some of mine:
Pleasure Island
Off Kilter
Mulch, Sweat & Shears ( specially the New Year's Eve show with the pyro and fireworks)
The Skyway
If You had Wings
The Galaxy Theatre shows
Streets of America/ Christmas lights/displays
Backlot Tour ( All of them)
Tarzan Rocks (I loved this show, it was incredible!!)
Star Wars Weekends @Master Yoda
Animation Courtyard when the real animators were creating Magic!
Animation Courtyard when you could learn to draw a character

I'm sure I'll think of more, so to be continued. Marie

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

The Segway around the world tour at Epcot..
Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure
Pleasure Island during the day was such a different vibe like a ghost town section where they still had a few stores open during the day.
Build A Robot at Innoventions
Disneyquest both Chicago and Orlando

 

[MickeyLuv'r]

Oh here’s another one…. Concourse Steakhouse!

I remember when that area was a very 1970's style cafeteria, complete with jello cubes as a dessert option. Back then the area that is now Steakhouse 71 housed a quick serve place that didn't have enough ventilation. It always smelled of old fry grease and steamed hamburgers.

The current options in both locations are better than those, but the Concourse Steakhouse was very good.

 

[mf1972]

many that i thought of have already been said. i would like to add the world showcase players in the UK pavilion (i was never picked), the main street bakery & the confectionery. i hate the new refurb.

 

[MickeyLuv'r]

Thought of another one....in the days of the red cards...
I went on Pirates, and one time when I got to the scene with the skeletons on the beach, one of them had a red card around his neck.

 

[Minnesota disney fan]

Boy what a nostalgia trip these posts have been for me!
It saddens me to read these, but makes me grateful that I got to do every one of them, and still have the wonderful memories.

 

[joanna71985]

Sorcerers of MK (I loved collecting the cards)
entertainment around the parks (Royal Majesty Makers, Giggle Gang, Citizens- both Main Street and DHS, World Showcase Players)
parade at DHS (while Stars and Motor Cars was good, I really miss Block Party Bash)
Star Wars Weekends

 

[Agent H]

magic kingdom: I did 2 of the sorcerers of the magic kingdom missions splash mountain original country bear jamboree and throw your tomato’s but stitch’s great escape Epcot: one of the agent p’s world showcase adventure missions malestorm I didn’t really enjoy it per say but illuminations:reflections of earth Ellens energy adventure animal kingdom: it’s tough to be a bug rivers of light sunset safaris and is it too early to add dinoland U.S.A? Hollywood studios: the great movie ride Jedi training the Osborne lights honey I shrunk the kids play set adventure and is it too early to add muppet vision 3d?